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High-Quality Gx® Glass Tubing
for Pharmaceutical Packaging
Glass Tubing for Pharmaceutical Packaging
Gerresheimer Tubing and Converting Products
About Gerresheimer
Gerresheimer is a leading global partner to the pharma and health-care industry. With our specialty glass and plastic products, we contribute to health and well-being. We have worldwide opera-tions and our 11,000 employees manufacture our products in local markets, close to our customers. With over 40 plants in Europe, North America, South America and Asia, we generate revenues of
more than EUR 1.2 billion. Our comprehensive product portfolio includes pharmaceutical packaging and products for the safe, sim-ple administration of medicines: Insulin pens, inhalers, prefillable syringes, injection vials, ampoules, bottles and containers for liquid and solid medicines with closure and safety systems as well as packaging for the cosmetics industry.
Danyang I | ChinaDanyang II | China Forest Grove | USAMorganton | USA
Querétaro | MexicoWertheim | GermanyZhenjiang | China
Tubing
Pisa | ItalyVineland | USA
Converting
Boleslawiec | PolandBünde | GermanyChalon | FranceVineland | USA
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From tubing to converting
Tubing production sites in the US and Italy
Glass composition and chemical resistance classification
Vello and Danner – two production technologies
Fully controlled and automated production process
Traceability to a single bundle
In-line quality inspection
Finishing and packaging
Converted glass products
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Glass Tubing for Pharmaceutical Packaging
From tubing to converting
As a vertically integrated manufacturer Gerresheimer focuses on the one hand on the production of high-quality glass tubes a preliminary products. On the other hand, syringe systems, cartridges, ampoules and vials are produced as primary packaging containers for the pharma and biotech industries.
· Extensive experience in both tubing and converting· Borosilicate glass of the hydrolytic class I· Risk mitigation addressed by multiple production sites around the world· Production and packaging in accordance with cGMP requirements
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In its two tubing production sites in Pisa (Italy) and Vineland, NJ (USA), Gerresheimer produces clear and amber borosilicate glass tubing of best hydrolytic quality. To meet our customers‘ growing demand for highest quality performance we use state-of-the-art furnace technologies guaranteeing a homogeneous melting process which is checked by modern control systems and regular chemical analysis.
· Two tubing production sites· 6 furnaces· Clear and amber glass tubing· Glass type I USP / EP / JP· Expansion coefficient 33 and 51· Diameters: 4 – 150 mm· Wall weights: 0.18 – 8.00 mm· Lengths: 1,050 – 3,500 mm
Tubing production sites in the US and Italy
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Glass Composition (approximate oxide weight [%])
Glass composition and chemical resistance classification
Oxide Component Symbol
Silicon Dioxide SiO2
Boron Oxide B2O3
Aluminium Oxide AI2O3
Calcium & Magnesium Oxide CaO + MgO
Sodium Oxide Na2O
Potassium Oxide K2O
Chlorine Cl-
Iron Oxide Fe2O3
Barium Oxide BaO
Titanium Dioxide TiO2
(*) Not introduced in the batch composition
Resistance Class Specification
Acid Resistance Class DIN 12116
Alkali Resistance Class ISO 695
ASTM Laboratory Glass Class ASTM E 438
Gx®51-V
72.0
11.5
6.8
0.7
6.5
2.4
0.1
< 600 ppm (*)
< 400 ppm (*)
< 400 ppm (*)
Gx®51-D
73.0
11.2
6.8
1.0
6.8
1.2
0.0
< 400 ppm (*)
< 400 ppm (*)
< 300 ppm (*)
Gx®51-L(Amber)
69.0
10.0
6.0
1.0
6.0
2.0
0.1
1.0
1.5
3.0
Gx®33
80.0
12.7
2.6
< 0.1
4.3
0.1
0.1
< 500 ppm (*)
< 400 ppm (*)
< 400 ppm (*)
Gx®51-V
Class S1
Class A2
Class B
Gx®51-D
Class S1
Class A2
Class B
Gx®51-L
Class S1
Class A2
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Gx®33
Class S1
Class A2
Class A
Chemical Resistance Classification
Glass Tubing for Pharmaceutical Packaging
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Vello and Danner – two production technologies
Our range of technologies enables us to offer the best solution for each specific
tubular glass product.
Vello Danner
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Glass Tubing for Pharmaceutical Packaging
Fully controlled and automated production process
From raw material preparation up to the final packaging the Gerresheimer glass tubing production process is seamlessly integrated. An innovative process control monitors the entire production flow through built-in feedback loops and dedicated in-line and in-process inspections.
Traceability to a single bundle
The Gerresheimer Bundle Label allows total traceability down to a single bundle.
· Raw material / laboratory· Melting / PLC· Forming (Vello / Danner)· In-process inspection· Traceability
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1. Cosmetic inspection system· 100% cosmetic inspection on all lines with automated
reject · Camera and laser inspection · Circular coverage: 100%· Defect types: airlines, knots & stones
2. Dimensional inspection for OD/ID· 100% inspection on all lines with automated reject· Laser inspection for OD· Camera inspection for ID
3. Dimensional inspection for WT· 100% inspection with automated reject· One to four axes thickness measurement· Wall-siding measurement· More than 40 points measured per tube
4. SPC· IPC by shift quality inspectors· Final acceptance by QC· Cp / Cpk monitoring
In-line quality inspection
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Glass Tubing for Pharmaceutical Packaging
Finishing and packaging
2. Tubing end finishing inspection
· Defect types: end cracks, cosmetic defects· Inspection also for square cut and glaze ID· Circular coverage: 100%
3. Fully automated packaging station
· Tubes are automatically stacked in single packs · Compact bundles are formed using plastic shrink film · Bundle labelling assures traceability · Staggered bundle configuration reduces scratches
1. Gx Tekion System – Active particle prevention and removal
Tekion is a Gerresheimer patented system for the removal / reduction of glass particles
· Sharper and cleaner cut by H2 burners· Antistatic blow with ionized air· Optimization of blow nozzle shape and parameters by
CFD analysis
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Converted glass products
Gx® Ampoules
We make our many years of expertise in the field of pharma-ceutical ampoules available to you as a highly competitive glo-bal supplier and partner. Even our standard range offers you a wide variety of high-quality ampoules. Several options com-plete this range and enable us to match the type and proper-ties of our ampoules to your special requirements and needs beyond the ISO norms.
· Type I glass (Pharm. Eur. / USP / JP compliant)· Clear and amber glass ampoules
Gx® Syringes
We supply a comprehensive range of prefillable syringe sys-tems both as bulk products and in a ready-to-use format. These syringes under our leading trademark RTF® (Ready-to-Fill) are washed, siliconized, preassembled and sterilized (Ethyleneoxide). System components and accessories complete the range and ensure ease of use and end-user safety.
· Type I glass (compliant with Pharm. Eur. / USP / JP)· Wide range of pre-assembled needles
Gx® Cartridges
We are an approved supplier of cartridges for various pharma-ceutical applications and we produce them in clear and am-ber (glass type I). All our cartridge lines are equipped with visual inspection systems for dimensional, cosmetic and glazed-end control. Final packaging is performed under controlled envi-ronmental conditions.
· Cartridges for pen systems, auto-injectors and needle-free injectors
· Insulin and dental cartridges
Gx® Vials
We offer a comprehensive range of vials in different designs, with or without blowback (European and American version) according to industry standards or to your individual specifi-cations. State-of the art production processes and in-line cam-era inspection systems ensure high-performance in filling lines and lyophilization processes. Production and packaging are per-formed under cGMP conditions.
· Type I, II or III glass (Pharm. Eur. / USP / JP / FEUM compliant)· Pharmaceutical vials, diagnostic vials and special vials
www.gerresheimer.com
US Gerresheimer Glass Inc. Vineland Plant537 Crystal AveVineland, NJ 08360-3257, USA
Phone: +1-856/692-3600Fax: +1-856/794-5593E-mail: info-tubing-us@gerresheimer.com
Europe Gerresheimer Pisa S.p.A.Via Montelungo, 456122 Pisa, Italy
Phone: +39-050/56 66 11Fax: +39-050/56 33 64E-mail: info-tubing-eu@gerresheimer.com